Anakie, Queensland

Anakie Queensland
Anakie
Coordinates	23°33′S 147°44′E / 23.550°S 147.733°E / -23.550; 147.733Coordinates: 23°33′S 147°44′E / 23.550°S 147.733°E / -23.550; 147.733
Postcode(s)	4702
Location	874 km (543 mi) NW of Brisbane 314 km (195 mi) W of Rockhampton 44 km (27 mi) W of Emerald
LGA(s)	Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal Division(s)	Flynn

Anakie is a town in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is located just to the south of the Capricorn Highway, 44 kilometres (27 mi) west of Emerald, and is situated in a locality called The Gemfields where sapphires are mined.

History

Anakie Post Office opened on 12 March 1894 (a receiving office had been open since 1885).^[1]

↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

Towns and localities in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland

Anakie Arcadia Valley Argyll Bauhinia Blackwater Bluff Bogantungan Cairdbeign Capella Comet Crinum Dingo Duaringa Emerald Fernlees Gindie Lochington Rolleston Rubyvale Sapphire Springsure The Willows Tieri Withersfield Yamala

Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland

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